Saturday Night Live- Praise & Worship And Two For Fun

Several of the songs today are from videos my friend Jim sends me.  Malcolm and Alwyn goes back three decades but the song is beautiful.  I decided to have fun with the last two.  I hope you enjoy!  Allan

Play List
1.  You Made A Place For Me-  Matt Gilman
2.  I Will Run To You-  Hillsong
3.  Everlasting [...]

Prayer Requests & Praise Reports- January 30th

Matthew 11:28  Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:29  Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Matthew 11:30  For my yoke is easy, and my [...]

Larry Taylor On Despair, Suicide, And Hope

I was surprised to see this in the comments section a short time ago.  Reading it, I realized it needed to be an article because of the wisdom that is shared.  I pray God would use this to minister to those who are feeling despair and wrestling with thoughts of suicide.  Thank you Larry.   Allan
Despair [...]

This Is For Me… And Anyone Else Who Is Interested

Life has been hectic for me this last year.  God has been gracious to me and I’ve experienced  victories in my life which would be very minor to some but to me are huge.  I am thankful and confess I could be more thankful.
There has been a lot of pain in the lives of family [...]

The Link Between Anxiety And Sleep Disorders

by  Jerilyn Ross, M.A., L.I.C.S.W.
Monday, January 05, 2009
A good night’s sleep is important to good health. Many of us toss and turn or watch the clock when we can’t sleep for a night or two. But for some, a restless night is routine. More than 40 million Americans suffer from chronic, long-term sleep disorders, and [...]

Eating Disorders And The Internet

I was shocked to read the contents of this article.  There are actually web-sites and other folks who encourage young people into believing that Anorexia is actually a good thing.  It’s more widespread than you might imagine.  This is well    Allan
This articled is reproduced in its entirety with permission from  the National Association of [...]

Distractions And Staying Balanced

George Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Rumsfeld,Dick Cheney, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Rahn Emanuel, Rush Limbaugh,  Larry King, Hilary Clinton, World Net Daily, Fox News, CNN, 24, The Academy Awards, The Super Bowl, Rachel Ray, Netflix, etc.
There is a subtle trap that is out there that can work against us as we fight the battle of [...]

Streams In The Desert- Degrees Of Faith

January, 25

Degrees of Faith
“Let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece” (Judges 6:39).
There are degrees to faith. At one stage of Christian experience we cannot believe unless we have some sign or some great manifestation of feeling. We feel our fleece, like Gideon, and if it is wet we are willing [...]

Saturday Night Live- Praise & Worship

Play List
1.  How Can I keep From Singing?-  Enya
2.  Indescribable-  Chris Tomlin
3.  Freedom-  Jason Upton
4.  I Will Wait-  Jason Upton
5.  My Soul Longs For You-  Misty Edwards
6.  How Great Is Our God-  Misty Edwards
7.  I Will Trust-  Joanne Hogg, Kristyn Getty, and Margaret Becker.
8.  In Christ Alone-  Keith & Krisyn Getty
9.  So You Wanna Go [...]

Prayer Requests & Praise Reports- January 23

Groanings which cannot be uttered are often prayers which cannot be refused. ~ Spurgeon
New Prayer Requests
Rachel-  hey all. please keep me in your prayers. i’m pretty sure i’m in a major depression and i am under a lot of attack. it’s easy when i’m not thinking clearly. struggling with thoughts of being a failure, worthlessness, [...]